> Just to addon to what Waseem here has said:
>
> When you are using the default jQuery library, the variable $ is set to the
> value of jQuery, which creates a shortcut for you so that you don't have to
> keep typing jQuery everytime you want to access it, you can just type $.
>
> cheers
>
> Michael Lawson
> Development Lead, Global Solutions, ibm.com
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>
> 'Examine my teachings critically, as a gold assayer would test gold. If you
> find they make sense, conform to your experience, and don't harm yourself
> or others, only then should you accept them.'
>
>   From:       waseem sabjee <waseemsab...@...>                                                                            
>
>   To:         jquery-en@...                                                                                        
>
>   Date:       07/02/2009 02:26 PM                                                                                                
>
>   Subject:    [jQuery] Re: var $varname                                                                                          
>
> its not really a jquery variable
>
> in standard js you can say
> var $myvar = "hello";
> and
> var myvar = "hello";
>
> both will work the same
>
> you can access jquery using either the $ or  JQuery
> like
>
> $("#myid").hide();
> JQuery("#myid").hide();
>
> in a line of the JQuery library code you would see something like
>
> JQuery = window.JQuery = window.$ ...
>
> your could say its like short hand code
>
> instead of saying JQuery("") al the time you can just say $("")
>
> On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 8:18 PM, expresso <dschin...@...> wrote:
>
>   what's the difference between:
>
>   var varname
>
>   var $varname
>
>   obviously I think 2nd is a jQuery variable?  If that's the case why
>   should I care and where is the docs on that?
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